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DOJ to Start Turning Over Epstein Files to House Oversight on Friday

The phased handover follows a bipartisan subpoena under rules that limit disclosure through privacy redactions, with grand jury materials still sealed.

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Former U.S, Attorney General Bill Barr arrives for a deposition under subpoena from the House Oversight Committee investigating Jeffrey Epstein at the Capitol in Washington DC today.
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., speaks to reporters as he arrives for a deposition with former Attorney General Bill Barr, on Capitol Hill, Monday, Aug 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Overview

  • House Oversight Chair James Comer said the Justice Department will begin a phased production of Epstein-related records on Friday, with victim identities and child sexual abuse material redacted.
  • Former Attorney General William Barr gave a closed-door deposition as the probe’s first witness, reiterating the finding that Epstein died by suicide and saying he saw no evidence implicating President Trump, according to Comer.
  • Democrats on the panel criticized the delay as noncompliance with the subpoena and pressed for full, unredacted files.
  • The committee has subpoenaed Bill and Hillary Clinton and several former attorneys general and FBI directors, with depositions scheduled through mid-October; a subpoena to Robert Mueller is expected to be withdrawn due to health issues, according to committee aides.
  • Federal judges have rejected DOJ bids to unseal grand jury materials in Ghislaine Maxwell’s case, and the move to provide records follows last month’s DOJ/FBI stance that no further disclosures were warranted.